Controlling her disorder

Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times

Doctors prescribed Lithium to help Sondra Sykes control her bipolar disorder, and Benadryl to help her sleep. She attends weekly substance-abuse and relationship classes, and learned parenting skills that helped ease tensions in the family when they were first reunited. Its almost like they never were taken away, said Elizabeth Tesseo, the family's social worker. Theyre very close with her.

Doctors prescribed Lithium to help Sondra Sykes control her bipolar disorder, and Benadryl to help her sleep. She attends weekly substance-abuse and relationship classes, and learned parenting skills that helped ease tensions in the family when they were first reunited. Its almost like they never were taken away, said Elizabeth Tesseo, the family's social worker. Theyre very close with her. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

Doctors prescribed Lithium to help Sondra Sykes control her bipolar disorder, and Benadryl to help her sleep. She attends weekly substance-abuse and relationship classes, and learned parenting skills that helped ease tensions in the family when they were first reunited. Its almost like they never were taken away, said Elizabeth Tesseo, the family's social worker. Theyre very close with her.